Volleyball Playoffs Results Wednesday, October 19th
Underwood At Kuemper- Class 2A Region 3
Kuemper 3
Underwood 1
25-16, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18
Kuemper came just a couple points short of sweeping Underwood but they had to fight for every point from midway through set two until the final point of set four as they advance to the Regional Semifinal on Monday with a three sets to one win. It looked like it could be a quick night for Kuemper, building a 6-1 lead in set one behind a nice service run from Aubrey Heuton. The Knights knew Alizabeth Jacobsen was going to be the focal point for the Eagles and they did a nice job getting blocks and touches on her in set one. The Eagles struggled against the Knight block and serve helping the Knights build their lead to 11-4. Underwood settled in a bit, pulling within 12-9 but Kuemper answered and a Sophie Badding block extended the lead to 18-10. Lauren Boell had one of her 9 kills and Kuemper went up 19-10. Frannie Glynn brought the fans to their feet with a kill, giving Kuemper a 25-16 win. Kuemper kept the momentum in set two, jumping out quickly, leading 11-4. Underwood scored 3 of the next 4 points, but Kuemper answered again, going up 18-9. The Knights had all the momentum but it changed in a flash as the Eagles ran off 11 straight points to lead 20-18. The Knights stopped the run briefly but Underwood pulled away to a 24-19 lead. Brianna Wittrock went back to serve for Kuemper and helped the Knights pull within 24-23 but the Eagles prevailed and tied the match at a set apiece. Ashlyn Badding started with the serve in set three and before she was done with her serve the Knights had built an 8-0 lead. Underwood again wasn’t going away without a fight, cutting the Knights lead to 10-8 but this time the Knights answered as Frannie Glynn and Brianna Wittrock took charge at the net and Kuemper built the lead to 7 and won on another Frannie Glynn kill. She would finish with 9 kills and the Knights won set three 25-20.
Kuemper didn’t want to go five sets and Underwood wasn’t going to go home without forcing a fifth set. Set four was intense and tight until midway through when Kuemper took control. There were 11 ties and 8 lead changes by the time the score was tied at 15. Brianna Wittrock took control at that point, picking up back-to-back kills, helping the Knights score 6 straight points to lead 21-15. Wittrock also made a couple nice plays in the back row during the run. The Knights would pull away to win 25-18 to advance.
Brianna Wittrock, Frannie Glynn and Lauren Boell all had 9 kills to lead the Knights while Aubrey Heuton added 8 kills, Sophie Badding had 7 kills and Kaci Peter finished with 6 kills. Ashlyn Badding had a team high 18 assists with Macy Simon finishing with 17. Brianna Wittrock, Macy Simon and Kaylie Simon all had 8 digs, Brooke Rohe added 5 digs. Frannie Glynn was strong at the net finishing with a team high 5 blocks with Sophie Badding adding 4 blocks. The Knights didn’t have one of their better serving nights but still finished with 6 aces, led by Aubrey Heuton with 3 and Brianna Wittrock with 2.
Kuemper improves to 36-4 and will host Treynor (28-8), who beat ACGC 3-0 on Monday.
Kuemper Stats
Sophie Badding 7 Kills, Dig, 4 Blocks
Aubrey Heuton 8 Kills, 3 Digs, Block, 3 Aces
Lauren Boell 9 Kills, Dig, 2 Blocks
Kaci Peter 6 Kills, Dig, Block
Frannie Glynn 9 Kills, 5 Blocks
Brianna Wittrock 9 Kills, Assist, 8 Digs, 2 Blocks, 2 Aces
Ashlyn Badding 18 Assists, 3 Digs, Ace
Macy Simon 17 Assists, 8 Digs
Kaylie Simon 5 Assists, 8 Digs
Brooke Rohe 5 Digs
West Monona at South Central Calhoun- Class 2A Region 2
South Central Calhoun 3
West Monona 0
25-18, 25-8, 25-10
The South Central Calhoun Titans (34-8) shook off a close set one to dominate the West Monona Spartans (21-11) in sets two and three Wednesday night.
The Titans and Spartans matched up fairly well in this quarterfinal match and it looked like it in set one. The Spartans played well with the Titans, but eventually Keria Hammen led the charge to a 25-18 set win. Hammen continues to be a star for the Titans, putting up five kills and four blocks in the first set alone. The Titans found their groove in set two as they’d dominate from the gate with a 25-8 win. Set three went just as well for South Central Calhoun, cruising to a 25-10 victory and winning 3-0 in sets. Some other playmakers for the Titans include Jayci Graeve who came away with 18 assists and 11 digs, Hammen who had a team high six blocks and eight kills.
The win elevates South Central Calhoun to 34-8 overall on the season. They are in Holstein on Monday, October 24th when they take on Ridge View in the Class 2A Region 2 Semifinals.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Mollie Monahan: 1 Kill, 1 Assist, 2 Blocks
Jayci Graeve: 18 Assists, 11 Digs, 2 Blocks, 1 Ace
Riley Batta: 7 Kills, 6 Digs, 1 Block, 2 Aces
Brenna McAlister: 3 Kills, 6 Digs, 1 Block
Alexa Holm: 6 Digs, 2 Aces
Addy Geno: 1 Kill
Kylee Schleisman: 10 Digs, 1 Ace
Keira Hammen: 8 Kills, 6 Blocks
Brooklyn Pruitt: 1 Ace
Norah Riedesel: 2 Aces
East Sac at Ridge View- Class 2A Region 2
Ridge View 3
East Sac 0
25-19, 25-23, 25-19
The East Sac Raiders had chances to maintain a lead, but the Ridge View Raptors kept swinging well and ended up with the win Wednesday night.
The Raiders (15-14) had already seen the Raptors (28-7) twice prior to tonight’s match, and lost both matches 2-1. Ridge View had also seen plenty of success in their own conference being crowned regular season conference champions and conference tournament champions, not dropping a single set. The Raiders were down early in the set at 10-5, but started to mount a comeback late in the set. Thanks to some nice serving from Kenna Meyer, the Raiders were able to tie up the set at 16-16. Despite that, the Raptors continued to find gaps in the Raiders defense and won set one 25-19. Set two was the closest set of the night. East Sac got off to a nice 3-0 lead to start and went back and forth with Ridge View tying the set. The Raiders held on to a small lead throughout most of the set, until the Raptors tied up the set at 19-19 and slowly chipped away to come away with a 25-23 set win. Kenna Meyer had another nice service run as the Raiders held a nice 17-13 lead at one time. Meyer in this game ended up with five ace serves in total.
Set three was again close but Ridge View continued to keep up their pace. They were able to hit cross-court well from the right side of the net and went setting middle with East Sac sending up one blocker, the Raptors were able to hit the back serving line well. East Sac adjusted well to the block by playing with it and getting some tools. Neither team had a clear advantage in set three with Ridge View leading 10-5 to start and East Sac tying the set at 12-12. After more back and forth, the Raptors broke a 15-15 tie and got out ahead to win the set 25-19.
The Raiders saw their season come to an end with a final record of 15-15. Kate Vondrak led the team in kills with 11, Meyer was defensively sound as well with eight digs, and Mary Bontrager kept her pace setting the ball with eight assists. The Raptors will take on South Central Calhoun in the Class 2A Region 2 Semifinals on Monday, October 24th.
East Sac Stats
Ella Lynch: 1 Dig
Jen Aschinger: 6 Assists, 4 Digs
Mary Bontrager: 8 Assists, 4 Digs, 2 Aces
Kendall Quirk: 5 Assists, 3 Digs
Kenna Meyer: 7 Kills, 8 Digs, 5 Aces
Kate Vondrak: 11 Kills, 1 Assist, 7 Digs, 2 Blocks
Tristen Ludwig: 1 Dig
Kamryn Ross: 1 Dig
Kierstin Carroll: 1 Kill
Greeley Schlepp: 2 Digs, 1 Ace
Addisen Ehler: 5 Kills, 1 Block
West Bend Mallard at Glidden Ralston- Class 1A Region 3
Glidden Ralston 3
West Bend Mallard 0
25-19, 25-20, 25-17
Glidden Ralston was in a slugfest Wednesday night as they hosted West Bend Mallard in their Class 1A Region 3 Quarterfinal match.
The Wolverines (13-13) battled in a tough Twin Lakes Conference that prepared them well for the Wildcats (24-5). Glidden Ralston was challenged well in the first set but they eventually kept their momentum up and won 25-19. Two girls stood out offensively for the Wildcats in this game, those being Vanessa Koehler and Lauren Hulsing. Koehler ended the game with 10 kills while Hulsing led the team with 13 kills. West Bend Mallard kept their resistance up in the second set and pushed Glidden Ralston around a bit. The Wildcats were able to keep up again and stood tall with a 25-20 set two win. In the third set, the Wolverines didn’t see the success they had in the first two sets. Glidden Ralston had a head of steam and were able to come away winners with a 25-17 set three win.
Addy Boell continues to be one of the area’s better setters, putting up 26 assists tonight. Other stat leaders include Tiela Janssen who is an asset in the back row with 23 digs and Paige Klocke who had a stellar night from the serving line with three aces. The Wildcats improved to 25-5 overall on the season. They will travel to AGWSR on Monday, October 24th for the semifinals in the Class 1A Region 3 bracket.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Addy Boell: 2 Kills, 26 Assists, 10 Digs
Ashlynn Tigges: 1 Kill, 1 Assist, 13 Digs, 1 Ace
Lauren Hulsing: 13 Kills, 3 Digs, 4 Blocks, 1 Ace
Paige Klocke: 7 Kills, 13 Digs, 1 Block, 3 Aces
Summer Toms: 3 Kills, 11 Digs
Vanessa Koehler: 10 Kills, 1 Dig
Tiela Janssen: 2 Assists, 23 Digs
Amelia Garrett: 2 Digs, 1 Ace
Audubon At Ankeny Christian- Class 1A Region 2
Ankeny Christian 3
Audubon 0
25-11, 25-10, 25-9
It was a tough night for the Wheelers on the road at 7th ranked Ankeny Christian. They would fall in three sets, hitting .034 with 12 kills total. The Eagles hit .478, finishing with 35 kills. Audubon struggled serving, finishing with an 83.3% service rate and 2 aces, both by Mattie Nielsen. Ankeny Christian had 14 aces with Katie Quick serving 8 aces. The Wheelers scored in double figures in sets one and two but fell just short in set three.
Mattie Nielsen led the Wheelers with 5 kills, Madison Steckler added 4 kills. Addie Hocker finished with 13 assists. Harlow Miller had 2 of the Wheelers 5 blocks. Aubrey Jensen had a team high 12 digs.
The Wheelers wrap up the season 15-17.
Audubon Stats
Madison Steckler 4 Kills, Dig
Kylee Hartl 3 Digs
Anna Larsen 1 Dig
Addie Hocker 13 Assts, 2 Digs, Block
Aubrey Jensen 12 Digs
Mattie Nielsen 5 Kills, Dig, Block, 2 Aces
Kali Irlmeier 1 Kill, Block
Harlow Miller 2 Kills, 2 Blocks
